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Travel Projects

Earlier this week I made a small start on two projects to take traveling with me this weekend. We’re going to be sitting in the airport in Phoenix for about three hours. Yes, we’re traveling to Virginia from New Mexico via Phoenix. Go figure.

Add to that the four plus hours flight time, and that’s six or seven hours on Friday alone to be filled with knitting and reading. (I’m reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen–not a quick read) I’m not sure what the time line is for coming back on Tuesday, but it will be similar.

So I wanted some pretty simple, mindless knitting to take along, and one more technical project.

My Alpaca Blue Jeans Lace Leaf Shawl is coming along, and that’s my technical piece. I’m now to the point where I can knit on it without totally messing up when I get small distractions.

For the simple knitting I’ve started a pair of what I’m calling “sports” socks. I’m hoping they’ll be good bicycle socks. I’m using a hot green, blue and turquoise (9936 Pacific) cotton and elastic yarn from Cascade, called Fixation. It’s pretty interesting stuff to knit with–very springy. I love the colors.

I’m using Ann Budd’s pattern for Picot Anklets in Getting Started Knitting Socks. I love this book, by the way. I could happily knit socks from it for a long time.

(Picture Interweave Press Copyright 2007)

My larger project is a sweater called Bettna made with Noro Silk Garden. I tried on the sample at Taos Sunflower and fell in love with it. Their Noro yarn is on sale, so it was a no-brainer. I’m using color number 221 which has shades of greens, purples, browns, black, gray, and a cinnamon color. ‘Sounds weird, but I think it’s going to be pretty.

(Picture Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Copyright 2005)

It’s all stockinette and garter stitch and the variegation in the yarn creates the interest on the sweater. Very easy knitting that requires little thought and can handle the usual distractions of the airport and airplane.

So I think I’m set. I don’t know if I’ll have much knitting time in VA, but just in case, I think I have enough to work on.

I’ve decided to take my laptop after all, since I discovered it’s more complicated for me to publish my posts and check my e-mail on John’s Mac. Plus I can listen to podcasts while I knit since I don’t have an I-Pod or MP3 Player.

2 Responses

I hope you’ve had a good weekend away Deb. I owe you an apology as I have been reviewing my blog and just found your comment. Thank you for looking in and taking the time to leave a comment. Your own blog looks very interesting and I will be back for a longer look when I’ve caught up from my holiday. 🙂